Salvatore
It doesn’t take a village to write a review, but darned if it isn’t more fun when you tackle a…
Author: Katherine Dacey
Kate Dacey has been writing about comics since 2006. From 2007 to 2008, she was the Senior Manga Editor at PopCultureShock, a site covering all aspects of the entertainment industry from comics to video games. In 2009, she launched The Manga Critic, where she reviewed Japanese comics and novels until 2012. Kate’s resume also includes serving as a panelist at ALA, New York Comic-Con, and Wondercon; penning reviews for the School Library Journal’s Good Comics for Kids blog; and writing the introductory chapter of CBDLF Presents Manga: Introduction, Challenges, and Best Practices, which Dark Horse published in 2013. Kate is a musicologist based in the Greater Boston area.
The Best Manga You’re Not Reading: Shoulder-a-Coffin, Kuro
Don’t be fooled by the kawaii covers: Shoulder-a-Coffin, Kuro is a melancholy little manga. The story focuses on an androgynous…
LIVES, Vol. 1
Everything you need to know about LIVES is summed up by the following category tags: “big breasts,” “meteor,” “stranded,” “strategically…
Manga Artifacts: Hotel Harbour View
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The Best Manga You’re Not Reading: Blue Spring
As depicted in most shojo and shonen manga, the Japanese high school is the epitome of order, with students in…